brainwagon

The brain is a bizarre little meat computer. As proof witness this current article from nature.com:

Quian Quiroga also found that a lone neuron in one subject responded selectively to various pictures of the actress Halle Berry – as well as drawings of her and her name written down. Other cells were found to respond to images of characters in The Simpsons or members of The Beatles.

I’ve long complained that my aging 40+ year old brain has a signficant portion of its volume dedicated to remembering quotes from The Simpsons, to the detriment of other topics of greater significance and/or utility. Perhaps the situation isn’t as dire as I would have thought.

Link courtesy of Craig.